givemethedeets's podcast

Give Me The Deets is an audio space where we interview people with passion... passion for human rights, for loving others, for comedy, for writing, for politics, for finding answers to gut-wrenching questions... in an effort to broaden our understanding of others and break down stereotypes. Join us, give us feedback, and share with your friends!

Amanda is the Director of Scholar Development at Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter School. She coordinates career days, college visits, mentor programs, and meets with every one of her 8th graders’ families to help plan for their daughter’s high school future and beyond. In this episode, we talk about first-time teaching experiences, urban education, race, secondary trauma, teacher retention, and the complicated lottery system for Baltimore City high school placements.

Andy and I met in a knife-sales training class. Then he went on to become an Orioles tour guide, hotel concierge, whoopie pie salesman, comedian, casting producer, and eventually, his dream job: special education teacher (working mostly with children who have autism) and DIR/Floortime Provider. Listen to find out how he found his career during one of the most difficult times in his life.